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From: ekrimen@csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: How Atari stock affects consumers
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Date: 26 Aug 90 17:39:57 GMT
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- Well, here's the deal.
 
Did someone say 'deal?'  :^)
 
- Three months ago there wasn't a bigger Atari fanatic than myself...
 
Like me now?
 
- I dumped my Atari and bought another system (whose name shall be 
- nameles...but close to an Atari system). At least now I don't have to
- worry about the company folding in the near future since it's one 
- of the top computer companies in America.
 
What does a computer company do for you?  It manufactures computers.  
Atari seems no different from other manufacturer, except that Atari 
has yet to advertise and promote their ST's in the U.S. :^) The 
support for the computer comes from third party products, which can 
do a much better job on a smaller level than a large corporation.  I 
bought my 1040 because I needed a word processor for school and I 
knew that I wanted to get into telecommunications into the future.  I 
saw Word Writer and Flash (hate Flash!) and I was set!  So what else 
has Atari done for me?  Nothing more really than produce a 
fun-to-use, inexpensive computer for my word processing and telecomm
addiction.  I didn't ask them for anything more.  So, they decide to
come out with an STe.  I bought one and am head over heals for it.
It's great!  Do I ask them for anything else?  No.
 
- Newsweek did a graph of the amount of personal computers on the 
- market.  Atari wasn't even in the top 10. Now...people say that 
- Atari is good for them.  Fine. But what happens when they fold?
 
People have been saying Atari is going to fold for years.  What's 
different?  They have new computers in the market.  They have one of 
the largest base of computers in Europe.  Their Portfolio is selling 
well.  Their Lynx is doing well.  They sell all the computers they 
make.  
 
- They're down to 2 5/8. Quite a drop from last year's 14.
 
I know.  OUCH!
 
- Atari STs may be good for you now....but think about what may come
- of them (and you) if they can't get their act together.
 
I thought the rule in the computer industry is to buy the computer 
that suits your needs now.  Not to wait around for what happens in 
the future.